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Transgender community reacts to executive order

March 23, 2025 by Tyrone Luqman Jones

Dismay and concern over changes to transgender rights impacts incarcerated persons’ mental state Hours after taking the oath of office, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legislation, POLITICS Tagged With: Donald Trump, transgender

Federal officials review housing policies for transgender prisoners

January 28, 2022 by Cassandra Evans

Federal prison officials are reviewing transgender housing in the wake of rollbacks imposed during the Trump administration, The Associated Press … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Federal, Health and Wellness, housing, prisons, transgender

Virginia denies breast surgery for trans man housed in women’s prison

December 24, 2021 by Randy Hansen

A transgender man in a Virginia women’s prison has sued the state for denying him breast removal surgery, the Associated Press … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Health Care, transgender

They found a home among others with similar stories

October 23, 2019 by Lisa Strawn

On May 1, the first Transgender Support Group began at San Quentin Prison with two mental health clinicians and me as an adviser on Wednesdays in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Lisa Strawn, Prison Programs, transgender

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